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I only know of 2 people that breed H. capensis commercially, and one recently quit.
dwhatley;84928 said:Cuttlegirl,
If we change the question to "what unusual aquatic animals did you keep before keeping octopuses" then you IN ;>). I wonder how many times Steve and Roy make their students rewrite their thesis questions.
dwhatley;84928 said:I do find it amusing that you think (thought) seahorses would be HARDER than octopus. They may require more time and observation but I can't make that call yet, particularly since there are things you can DO to try to save a horse when it gets hurt or has other problems (only minorly successful treatments though). The one common ailment I have found, Vibro bacteria infection, is considered untreatable in both although I think Roy has tried treating infected babies.
dwhatley;84928 said:If your African frogs are the small ones that they call African frogs in the pet store, I lost my last one several months ago. They seem to live several years with no major care requirements. I did have multiples at one time but they never bred and I had no idea they were carniverous as tadpoles. I only recently read the label on the frog food I have always used (and the only one I have ever seen ;>) and was surprised to find that it was vegetarian. I expected I was handling crushed flies all this time (and one family member preferred I didn't feed during dinner because of the misinformation ;>) since our domestic frogs are carnivorous.
dwhatley;85510 said:flamingo,
If you want to breed pipes to get some experience, the Atlantic pipes seem to be easier to start with and are reasonably priced (they do have to be separated from their parents immediately). They are not, however, very attractive. They can live easily with Erectus or Dwarves (another good choice to practice trying to raise fry without a huge investment). After several false starts, I am learning that the "learning" part is important before trying the more delicate critters.
flamingo;85524 said:I know, breeding pipefish would probably be my last step. People that breed seahorses regularily have troubles with raising most pipefish fry. Thanks for the advice though!
But on another note, i'd never mix them with dwarves or seahorses .